I hate that I do this, but there are friends/acquaintances in my life that I would mask around, and my mental health and general motivation has been very bad lately, meaning that when they reach out to me, I just don’t have the mental stamina – which I usually had – to open that message/take that call and reply to them. We were friends sort of out of inertia from the past, and I was kinda hoping we’d drift apart naturally, but they keep calling me even though I told them that my mental health is bad rn and I’d reach out later. I just want to be left to be depressed in peace rn plus seeing them again I’d have to address my compounding guilt of ghosting them, and that’s something I’d have to mentally barge though. But it’s not their fault that I’m tired ‘of them’, so it’s a tricky situation and I feel like a terrible person for it ending the way it does.

  • Infynis@midwest.social
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    20 days ago

    Sounds like they might be trying to keep in touch because you told them you’re not doing well. If they know you’re depressed, they probably just want you to know they care about you. People are usually pretty nice. If you really want to be left alone though, I’m sure they’ll understand if you take the time to explain how you’re feeling. I bet they just don’t want you to get hurt